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On the recordSeptember 26, 2023
Right now, a government shutdown looms because house Republicans are once again trying to make the tax system even less fair to give more freebies to big business and billionaires.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse criticizes Republicans for unfair tax policies benefiting the wealthy.

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